U.S. total energy statistics
Data for 2021, except were noted.1 Note: sum of share of totals below may not equal 100% because of independent rounding.
| Total primary energy production | 98.34 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) |
|---|---|
| By fuel/energy source | share of total |
| Natural gas | 36% | Petroleum (crude oil and natural gas plant liquids) | 31% | Renewable energy | 13% | Coal | 12% | Nuclear electric power | 8% |
| Total energy consumption | 97.91 quadrillion Btu |
|---|---|
| By fuel/energy source | share of total |
| Petroleum | 36% |
| Natural gas | 32% |
| Renewable energy | 12% |
| Coal | 11% |
| Nuclear electric power | 8% |
| By sector and share of total U.S. primary energy consumption | share of total |
| Electric power | 38% |
| Transportation | 28% |
| Industrial | 23% |
| Residential | 7% |
| Commercial | 5% |
| Energy trade | |
|---|---|
| Imports | 21.46 quadrillion Btu |
| Exports | 25.07 quadrillion Btu |
| Net imports | -3.62 quadrillion Btu |
| Net exports | 3.62 quadrillion Btu |
| Electricity generation | 4.12 trillion kilowatthours |
|---|---|
| By major fuel/energy source | share of total |
| Natural gas | 38% |
| Renewables2 | 20% |
| Nuclear | 19% |
| Coal | 22% |
| Petroleum | 0.5% |
| Other gases and sources3 | 0.6% |
| Energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions | 4,872 million metric tons CO2 |
|---|---|
| By energy source | share of total |
| Petroleum | 46% |
| Natural gas | 34% |
| Coal | 20% |
| Energy consumption indicators | |
|---|---|
| Primary energy consumption per capita | 295 million Btu per person |
| Primary energy consumption per real dollar of GDP | 5.04 thousand Btu per chained (2012) dollar | Energy-related CO2 emissions per capita | 14.8 metric tons (32,408 pounds) per person |
| Energy-related CO2 emissions per real dollar of GDP | 252 metric tons (278 short tons) per million chained (2012) dollars |
1 Source: Monthly Energy Review, November 22, 2022.
2 Excludes pumped storage hydro electricity generation.
3 Includes blast furnace gas and other manufactured and waste gases derived from fossil fuels, batteries, chemicals, hydrogen, pitch, purchased steam, sulfur, municipal solid waste from nonrenewable/non-biogenic sources, tire-derived fuels, and other miscellaneous sources.
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Last updated: November 28, with most recent data available at the time of update.